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Summer’s End and Feelings of Gratitude

9 September, 2012

Not having posted for far, far too long I thought I’d break the ice with a roundup of the summer. It’s been remarkable. Music keeps on giving me so much, and I’m filled with gratitude for so many great artists bringing such joy into the world and sharing it with us all. And in the […]

Crushing on… Joris Voorn

29 March, 2012

My DJ crush on Joris Voorn started last summer. It was Ibiza, at the closing parties, and it was the last “We Love Sundays at Space” for the year. And Joris Voorn had the last set on the last stage. Of course, the legendary Terrace. Joris had been smashing it hard for the previous few […]

Obligatory* “Look After Your Ears” Article

28 August, 2011

So, yes, I’m closer to 40 now than any other decadal anniversary. That’s scary as anything. But what’s more scary is the thought of losing my hearing or getting a raging case of tinnitus that would deliver a persistent and maddening high pitched whine. Sounds like torture to me. Here’s where I tell everyone reading […]

@ T in the Park – Part Three

10 July, 2011

Last day of T. Cold beer for breakfast. Again. And we got the very, very last of the sunshine, before torrential rain washed the entire place out, making us scurry from tent to tent, checking out: First: The Naked and Famous. All the way from New Zealand, easily the best band T-shirt of the festival, and […]

@ T in the Park – Part Two

9 July, 2011

So day two of T was fairly incredible. The sun came out. The grass was dry. Boots off, shirts off, and Fun Lovin’ Criminals providing the soundtrack to a perfect start to the day. I should at this point perhaps mention the “Be Chilled” service that T in the Park offers you to pre-order beer and […]

@ T in the Park – Part One

8 July, 2011

If you’ve not been before… you’re probably not Scottish and under 25. Middle England has Glastonbury, and young Scots (like, all of them!) have T in the Park. I spent nearly all day getting up to Scotland, and to be honest I was wondering whether it would be worth the trip. The weatherman (and […]

The Chemical Brothers @ Wireless, Hyde Park

2 July, 2011

So a good friend needed a party organising: it so happened that the Chems were playing at Wireless in Hyde Park. Job done. If you’ve ever seen The Chemical Brothers before, you will know what their live show consists of: clean driving audio with live, tweaked mixes of their singles (of which there must, […]

The real deal: What’s in your “Top 25 Most Played”?

8 June, 2011

How often do you play a song that is purely guilty pleasure listening? Would you share such guilty pleasures with the world? These days we are able to engage with music on so many different platforms it seems that your library’s top played songs are an intimate look into your true musical self. And with […]

Two Door Cinema Club @ O2 Academy, Brixton

3 June, 2011

So I was getting into The Twelves a while back, and heard their joyous remix of Two Door Cinema Club‘s Something Good Can Work. Months ago I learnt that Two Door were playing London in June, I booked a ticket without even thinking – not realising that in real life they were perhaps a […]

Chocolate City @ Lux Frágil, Lisbon

28 May, 2011

Lux Frágil wins the award for the most annoyingly difficult website to navigate and use, ever. However, it also wins the award for most interestingly decorated club I’ve been in for a long time. Portugal might be in economic meltdown, but this club is looking glamorous, shiny, and like a lot of fun – […]